Viktor vs Sion
How to Beat Sion as Viktor
based on 1,533 Viktor vs Sion matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Viktor vs Sion Matchup Summary
Best Viktor vs Sion Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Sion as Viktor
Tips for Playing as Viktor against Sion
Make sure you choose the right augment at the right time.
Death Ray is a powerful poke and a strong area of denial tool. Use it in combination with Gravity Field to control your enemy's position.
Advice to Win Against Sion
Use the time after Sion has died to reposition and prepare for his return.
Even if Sion still hits a Decimating Smash, making him release the charge earlier reduces its impact.
Viktor vs Sion Counter Stats
How to Counter Sion with Viktor in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify several influential Viktor against Sion counter stats that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Viktor’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sion’s ratio of NaN, showing that Viktor may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Sion..
Viktor normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Sion. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Viktor and Sion
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Who is Better, Viktor or Sion?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Viktor usually wins when facing off against Sion, with a 51.5% win rate. Therefore, Viktor makes a good counter to Sion.
While Viktor does have a higher winrate than Sion, when they face off with one another, Viktor also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Viktor into Sionas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Viktor has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sion. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Viktor vs Sion matchups, Viktor is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Viktor is a decent counter for Sion. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Viktor against Sion.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Viktor to counter Sion during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Viktor on average racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Sion. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Viktor versus Sion build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Luden's Companion. When Viktor used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs Sion than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Viktor had an average winrate of 51.5% when playing against Sion with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of coming out on top against Sion as Viktor, Viktor players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Viktor vs Sion counter picks, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.5% win rate overall.
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